Palaver Strings Solo Sessions will feature Maya French at 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 4, livestream at palaverstrings.org. The violinist for the Portland-based string ensemble Palaver Strings also is the co-artistic and managing director. Her Thursday night virtual performance will feature works by Jesse Montgomery, J.S. Bach and Christoph Willibaud Gluck, along with some traditional Swedish […]
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Married With Chitlins can be seen live or online
Married with Chitlins will take the stage at 7 p.m. Friday, Feb. 5, at Cadenza, 5 Depot St., Freeport. The event also will be livestreamed on Facebook. The acoustic music duo of Liz and Chris Lannon produce the sound of traditional American music, old time country and blues with some jazz standards and Celtic reels […]
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John and Rachel Nicholas livestream concert planned
John and Rachel Nicholas will perform via livestream at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 5, via Camden Opera House Facebook page (facebook.com/camdenoperahouse). The latest in the SoundCheck series of streaming shows from opera house continues with a performance from the midcoast duo. With a sound that traverses Americana, folk, rock, blues and R&B, it should prove […]
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Instrument talk, demonstrations by Nathan Kolosko available online
Nathan Kolosko will demonstrate three instruments used in traditional Persian classical music: the Kamancheh, Tar and Oud or Barbat. He will talk about each instrument’s history, construction and technique, and will perform a short piece on each instrument. The free recording can be viewed from noon Thursday, Feb. 4, to 5 p.m. Feb. 17. The […]
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The Portland Symphony Orchestra shares winter 2021 concert plans
The Portland Symphony Orchestra will film and release five new digital concerts this winter 2021, featuring beloved works from the classical world, famous tunes from Louis Armstrong and local folk legends Schooner Fare, as well as internationally-renowned guest artists Byron Stripling and Anna Shelest. Each of the three classical and two POPS! concerts will be […]
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Classical Uprising presents Spring 2021 Season
PORTLAND — Out of the ashes, music rises. The future of classical music is here, and it’s in Portland, Maine. In a moment when arts organizations across the globe are struggling, Emily Isaacson, 2018 Maine Artist of the Year, is using the pandemic to radically rethink live performance, classical music, and community arts. The result, […]
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Midcoast Symphony Orchestra announces online events, cancels performances
The MSO has cancelled concerts through May because of Covid-19, but will offer online events.
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Locals remember Janis Joplin’s 1969 visit to Waterville, The Chez
Joplin visited The Chez after performing at the Waterville Armory, and several locals recall that memorable night.
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Wayne DeLano Duo prepare for Jan. 29 concert
A Wayne DeLano livestream concert will begin at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 29, via the Camden Opera House Facebook page (facebook.com/camdenoperahouse). The Camden Opera House SoundCheck series continues with a streaming performance by acclaimed saxophonist, pianist, arranger and composer accompanied by David Clarke on guitar and bass. Those who attend can hear a whole […]
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Boardman to perform Jan. 6 at the Oasis of Music
Fiddler Greg Boardman will perform at the Oasis of Music at 12:30 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 6, at the Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul in Lewiston. The date falls on the twelfth day of Christmas, when the Feast of the Epiphany is traditionally celebrated. Boardman has selected a variety of traditional pieces as his […]